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Rocking a 5T for more than 5 years now, and still quite satisfied with it. Before this phone I usually changed them every 2 years or so, but with this, I don't feel the need. Not saying I'm not tempted, and I did have to change battery and usb port midway, but other than that, it's a great device.
Looking at their price changes I'm not sure I would buy from their recent line of products though.
I've had the 3t for a couple of years until the 6t came out and I'm still using that to this day. I've been happy with both of them, the 6t still works well and although e.g. the camera isn't the greatest I have no intention of getting another phone until this one is completely dead.
That said, I wouldn't buy a newer models since the pricing policy and the move away from their former principles made them a mediocre phone amongst many and I would definitely get a Pixel next if I had to.
I appreciate they have unlocked bootloaders. Now that I'm comfortable upgrading my old phones with the latest Android and security updates I'll never buy another phone that doesn't let me unlock the bootloader like Samsung. It's why I replaced my Note.
What phones have unlocked bootloader now? Looking to see for options to replace my OP3T lol
I just moved away from my 7T onto a Pixel 7. I love my 7T. It was definitely my favorite phone. But it seems like things have changed lately and the newer OnePlus phones aren't what they used to be. I still use my 7T as a game and media player for when I'm chilling in bed.
I did a similar 7 pro to 7 pro (OnePlus to Pixel) move. It was striking how much better the camera is, and at this point I'd be hard-pressed to go back to OnePlus. I had a OnePlus 3 before the 7 Pro and it also had a crummy camera. The Pixel software experience also feels a little more polished (but only just) and the voice recognition absolutely wipes the floor with the OnePlus.
I really liked my Oneplus 8T for about 90% of the time I had it. Liked the look, good size, felt well built with that glass back, but then it just completely became unusable in the span of about three months. Definitely in "good" phone territory, but am a little hesitant to get another device.
Great thread. I'm currently on a OP8 and it's done me alright, but my screen broke a few months ago so I'm gonna hijack this thread to ask for The Best Phone on the market under 1k right now. Ideally cheap (and rootable).
My OnePlus 6 is just short of 4 full years of use, with LineageOS of course. It's been great and I'd keep it for another few years if I were able to buy a new, genuine replacement battery; all the vendors I see offering one are dubious. The OP6 has excellent hardware for the price I paid for it back in 2019, excellent software thanks to LineageOS support, all while having Dual SIM/microSD (shared slot, used for second SIM by me) and a headphone jack. Earlier, my daily driver was a OnePlus X which I was also happy with for the same reasons. Now that 4 years of battery wear are pushing me towards replacement, I will jump ship only because newer OnePlus phones have impractical display aspect ratios, way too long and narrow for my needs; I consider a phone's display to be as good as the largest 16:9 rectangle that can fit into it.
I was considering them until they removed expansion storage on their phones.
I've never owned one. I've been on Nexii and Pixels for the past 10 years. I was very close to buying a 7 Pro or 7T Pro - I really liked the idea of a popup camera and an edge to edge display with no cutouts (I rarely use the front camera of a phone and I was kind of annoyed that everyone jumped ship to displays with notches or holes); sadly, they abandoned that design in the 8 series. I generally like that they're still liberal about the software (unlocking the bootloader and so on) and would definitely consider them in the future.
I've had my OP8 5g UW since release. Flashed LineageOS for Microg as soon as the bootloader got cracked. Pretty happy with it and will keep it a few more years most likely. The only issue is Verizon abandoned it on Android 11, but that's Verizon's fault.
I had a OnePlus 6T and a OnePlus 8T.
OnePlus 6T: had it for 1.5 years and sold it because it had some weird bugs (can't remember exactly which).
OnePlus 8T: had it for almost 2 years. Updated to Android 12, was shit after few weeks. Factory reset to 11, used that a long time. Updated to 12 for a a few days and then to Android 13. Was alright but again a few bugs. Factory reset it again a few (staying on Android 13). Later Factory reset it to Android 11.
I have factory reset it 5 times in 1 the last year i had the OnePlus 8T.
And despite the many factory resets, every few days had a bug where it became so slow it wasn't useable anymore and had to reboot.
Short story: OnePlus had a lot of potential and I bought a OnePlus 6T for the price and the good software support they had in 2018. I feel a little betrayed because they became so worse over the few years I had my OnePlus phones.
I now have a Samsung S23 Ultra which has good software support and yes it has some bloat. But i don't have stupid bugs and the phone stays fast.
As somebody who doesn't want the US gov access into my phone, I love my gapp-free, super cheap, easily rooted, boy ass bitch phone.
I agree with your assessment. I never had a OP phone, but they seemed like solid mid-range choices at the start. I did consider picking up a used on recently, but it would have been for installing LineageOS on it. I wouldn't trust the default software that comes on the phone like any Chinese phone.
I would prefer Pixel or Motorola
My friend recommended the brand saying he never had a problem with it and it was as fast as the day he got it. My wife got one because her Pixel 3 died (apparently a relatively common thing for that model). Then after my wife got one my friend started complaining about his phone and my wife didn't like her new phone. Then he got a pixel lol. Then I got one. It's a nice phone. The Pixel 3 was my wife's favorite before it died. So 2 years later we ditched the one plus for a new Pixel for her.
It seems like one plus used to be a good brand and maybe my friend had some loyalty still or his phone coincidentally started to slow down right after he recommended it lol
OnePlus got purchased by Oppo, and it hasn't been as special since
The founder left and made "Nothing" phones after Oppo's takeover
Again, OnePlus did not get purchase by Oppo; it was always Oppo, and Carl Pei was a mid-level executive at Oppo when he founded OnePlus.
I currently have a 7T. It's not bad. Felt pretty impressive at the time that I got it. These days I feel like the camera is a bit lacklustre and every now and then something freezes. I'm gonna upgrade to something else soon. Probably something much higher end as I'm more comfortable spending money on a high end phone these days. But it's been a pretty solid phone, especially for its price and age.
To really get the most out of the OP 7Pro camera, this camera app works very well:
I'm also a 7T user. The thing I expect to miss the most is the pop up front facing camera, that still feels cool as hell.
If you have a pop up camera you have the 7 Pro, not the 7 T. Just saying :)
Typing this comment on one right now
A lot of friends of mine have OnePlus for a reason, but I have personally stayed away since the data collection scandal in 2017 (https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/10/11/16457954/oneplus-phones-collecting-sensitive-data). I don't trust Chinese phones in general very much because the government can force data collection very quickly but this is documented behavior by the company. I understand why developers use telemetry but everything but the most basic stuff should be opt in.